false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1195525319m/127183.jpg 30128 17 First published in 1963, the late Shel Silverstein's children's book debut Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back, will resonate with young readers much as it did 40 years ago. The affable narrator Uncle Shelby's story begins: "Once there was a young lion and his name was--well, I don't really know what his name was because he lived in the jungle with a lot of other lions and if he did have a name it certainly wasn't a name like Joe or Ernie or anything like that." That all changes, however, when a circus man discovers the lion's skills as a marksman (the lion took a gun from a hunter he ate) and names him Lafcadio the Great. When the circus man takes Lafcadio to New York City, the story takes on a certain Crocodile Dundee quality--the lion eats the menu at a fancy restaurant, demands marshmallows (he likes the sound of them), and is captivated by the hotel elevator. As Lafcadio becomes more civilized and rich and famous, however, he becomes more unhappy. In the end, to entertain the increasingly despondent star, the circus man takes Lafcadio hunting in Africa where he encounters his old lion friends on the other end of his gun. Is Lafcadio now a man or is he a lion? He decides he is neither and wanders alone into the valley. In typical Silverstein style, this exuberantly-silly-yet-poignant fable, illustrated with simple, expressive line drawings, asks more questions than it answers. The glee the author derives from wordplay and the sound of language is positively contagious. This read-aloud classic belongs on every child's bookshelf. (Ages 6 to 10) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 3493211 1386 Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back total:2023|5:777|4:634|3:452|2:129|1:31| 2023 8066 2449 97 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 0 0 false Sun Apr 05 16:44:51 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 16:48:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Mon Apr 20 15:46:14 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 15:50:03 -0700 2009 האריה שהפך לסלב. ודוד שלבי מיטיב לספר אודותיו!
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Lafcadio is not your typical childrens story. A singled out lion, far different from the rest of the pride, takes up arms and kills many men in his valiant quest for mashmallows. Really, what more can I say... Read it!]]> 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 4 0 false Sat Jan 03 13:14:15 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:41:08 -0800 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:34:13 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:36:00 -0700 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Thu Mar 12 08:58:03 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:59:55 -0700 2009 50 + 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 4 0 false Tue Apr 07 12:18:20 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 12:19:36 -0700 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Mon Jul 20 06:36:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:37:56 -0700 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 4 0 false Fri Jul 03 08:25:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 08:26:28 -0700 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Wed Feb 27 13:21:18 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 13:36:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 16:03:17 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 16:04:59 -0700 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Sat Jul 11 07:45:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 07:46:22 -0700 2009 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 4 0 false Tue May 12 07:49:59 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 07:55:57 -0700 2009 Simply a fun book, as all Shel Silverstein are!]]> 30128 0060256753 9780060256753 1788 87 3.99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223304644m/30128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30128.Lafcadio_The_Lion_Who_Shot_Back 5 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu Apr 16 23:12:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 23:14:35 -0700 2009
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